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be for Halloween?
Here are some that
will get stares or
laughs!

One Night Stand: Large
box with a cutout for
your head. Cover
with tablecloth and
use a glue gun to
attach items for a
nightstand (plastic
champagne glasses
with nylons draped
over them, ashtray.
cigarettes. condoms,
candles, Tic-Tacs,
alarm clock, etc. Put
a lampshade on your
head with a small
flashlight attached.
shining down on the
table.

A Kissing Booth:
Construct a booth
using two boxes, with
the opening of the
top box facing
forward. Add straps
so the boxes sit on
your shoulders. Spray
paint the boxes white
and then use red
paint to write "Kisses
$1" and "Kissing
Booth" on them.

Have You Seen My Lost
Doggy?: Wear
XXLarge clothing. and
use padding to make
yourself extra
“hefty." Glue or sew
a small stuffed dog
into the “butt crack"
area. Carry a ”Lost
Dog" sign.

Tornado: Dress all in
black, paint your face
black, wear a black
stocking cap and
black gloves. Find a
bunch of
"miniatures" -
barnyard animals.
Hotwheel cars.
tractors, houses. etc.
Attach all of your
accumulated stuff to
black yarn or string.
and fasten to your
clothing with glue or
pins.

O-Tip: Puff up your hair
and spray or powder
it white (or wear a
wig). Wrap your body
in blue plastic wrap.
Put cotton over your
shoes.

Cereal Killer: Take a
bunch of empty
miniature cereal
boxes, stick plastic
knives in the sides,
paint with red paint
or nail polish to
simulate blood. Pin
the boxes all over
yourself.

Crown Royal: Use dark
blue felt and sew it
into a large bag to
cover your body. Use
a length of gold cord
and tie it around
your neck at the top
of the bag. Spray
paint a wastebasket
gold to wear on your
head.

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ASSISTANT NEWS EDlTOR

The 2000 Chancellor‘s Awards for ad-
vising excellence was presented to the top
advisers on campus Thursday afiemoon.

The awards, given to a faculty and a
professional staff adviser. was presented
to Gail Hoyt. an economics faculty adviser
and Eric Brown. a staff adviser in the Gat-
ton College of Business and Economics.

Hoyt feels that she does not get
enough time to spend with the students
she advises and was surprised to receive
this award.

“I was really honored." Hoyt said.
"It‘s my chance to get know students as an
adviser."

Also an associate economics profes
sor. Hoyt advises students involved in

three economics programs in the (‘ollege
of Business. Arts and Sciences and the
Foreign Language International Econom-
ics program. She is also a faculty adviser
for the UK Economics Society.

Hoyt finds it iewanling to see her advisees
advancing throughout their college years.

Kristen Kinslow. a foreign language
and international economics senior and
an advisee of Hoyt. feels having an adviser
can assist you in college.

“Having an adviser is effective.
Kinslow said. “They can tell you what
classes to take or what the professors in a
class is like."

Kinslow also praises Hoyt of her work
as an adviser.

"She's really good and helps me a lot."
Kinslow said.

Eric Brown. an undergraduate advis

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the awards ceremony.

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Eihertarians

gy__Cory Moglingor

STAFF WRITER

They believe in legalized drugs and oppose govern-
ment censorship. They support gun rights and think
welfare should be ended. They are the Libertarian Par
ty. and they have arrived at UK.

Liberty UK. the student chapter of the Libertarian
Party. became a registered student organization Friday.
The group has seven members and a faculty sponsor.
Steve Voss. a political science professor.

“We want to have a presence on campus to lot peo
ple know where we stand on the issues.“ said Rebecca

Novak. a political science senior. “We are open to staff

and faculty. too. Everybody is welcome."

So far the group‘s meetings have not been sched-
uled. They have been meeting everyday for the last
week.

"We meet when we have something to accomplish,"
Novak said. “We give two weeks notice. Things have
been busy because of the election. Once the. election is
over things will settle down, and we‘ll probably meet
once a month."

The platform of the Libertarian Party covers many
different issues. but the main themes are smaller gov-
ernment and non-coercion of citizens.

“We're pro-choice on everything." said political sci-
ence freshman Russell Williamson, Liberty UK founder.

The Libertarian Party is the only party that uses a
basic philosophy to support its platform. Williamson
said.

“We believe in the Constitution. and we believe in
the freedom and the responsibility of the individual,"
Williamson said.

Williamson said he believes that many people on
campus do not feel that the major parties support their
interests. He wants students to know they have an alter
native.

The group wants the federal government to return
to its constitutional role, Novak said.

“The functions that the government performs un~
constitutionally. it performs badly." she said.

Libertarians believe many functions currently per
formed by the federal government would be better per-
formed by private organizations. For instance, they be-
lieve the Social Security system would be better off if in-
dividuals were free to invest their money themselves in-

 

ernment can do for us. or to us,“ Novak said.

Novak joined the party because she agreed with the
platform.

“Every stand we have is based on an underlying
principle." she said.

Harry Browne. the libertarian presidential candi-
date. has refused to accept public funding to run his
campaign. The funding he receives comes entirely from
private donations.

“He doesn't agree with using the tax-payer's money
to support political candidates. so he won‘t accept any to
run his campaign." Novak said.

Novak takes issue with those who believe that cast-
ing a vote for a third-party candidate means wasting
your vote.

“We believe in a smaller government. Gore and

 

 

stead of paying into a federal program.

“We can do a better job privately than what the gov

Bush do not. If you believe in a smaller government. and
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Required laptops not likely in Kentucky i

The burden of technology:
Massachusetts requires laptops in
public colleges, not yet in Kentucky

By Tracy Kershovr
um EDITOR —

Massachusetts may become the first state in the
nation to require full-time public college students to
own a laptop computer.

The State Board of Higher Education approved
the policy Tuesday as part of a $123»million program
aimed at wedding high-tech skills to higher educa-
tion and giving the poor better access to technology.
according to The Daily Free Press. the Boston Uni-
versity newspaper.

ln Kentucky. there is no movement on the state
level toward such policy. said Bill Swinford. senior
associate for public affairs at the Kentucky Council
for Post Secondary Education.

“lt would really be hard for a lot of people."
Swinford said. “While the cost of laptops is coming

The Student Newspaper at the University of Kentucky, Lexingtno

down. it is still an expensive proposition."

He does see the merits of the policy.

"But clearly computer sophistication is becoming
a requirement for success in post secondary educa-
tion." he said.

The decision would be at the institution level in
Kentucky. Swinford said.

L'K administrators are not considering a univer-
sityswide policy. said Gene Williams. vice president
for information systems.

Some individual colleges are considering it. how-
ever. Williams said he has talked with Engineering
Dean Thomas W. Lester on several occasions about
requiring engineering students to own a computer.

He said it is something UK should be exploring.

When owning a personal computer or laptop is a
mandatory. students can figure that cost into their fi-
nancial aid need. Williams said.

Williams said he applauds the Massachusetts
board for its action. but knows it would not be an easy
task at a public university.

But Williams. like Swinford. knows that owning a
computer is becoming increasingly pertinent.

"Today it is almost a cost of doing business."
she said.

i ts:

Libertarians
(from left) Mott
Harrison, Steve
Vaus, Russell
Williamson,
Rebecca Novak
and Robert
Brominer are now
part of a regis-
tered group on
campus.

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they won't give it to you."

Browne received Million votes in the last election.
according to the Libertarian Party web site. This elec-
tion the Libertarian Party expects to get one million
votes. Novak is hopeful about the results.

“We're hoping to get two percent of the vote," she
said. "If we do. it means our candidates will be on the
ballot next time. and we won‘t have to get any signa-
tures."

There are a lot of libertarians running for local 0f-
fice. she said. Libertarians are running in the elections
for the 2nd. 3rd. 4th and 6th districts in Kentucky. Joe
Novak is running in the 6th District against Scotty
Baesler and Ernie Fletcher.

“We‘re. not saying we have all the answers." Novak
said. “We don‘t. The Republicans and Democrats don’t
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The Low-down

I think it
is times
like these
that keep
you from
killing
your
kids.”

- Bobbi
"C“WMY.
the mother of
the first set of
surviving septu-
plets. on when
nearly 3-year-
old children play
nicely and sing
"Jesus Loves
Me" as quoted
by the
Associated
Press.

Cardinals fire coach

TEMPE. Ariz. Vince ’l‘obin. who coached
Arizona to its first playoff Victory in 51 years two
seasons ago. was fired yesterday a day after the
slumping (‘ardinals lost to the Dallas (‘owboys
48»? Defensive coordinator l)a\'e Mctlinnis was
named interim coach for this season.

Albright, N. Korea leader toast thaw

PYONGYANG. North Korea Secretary of

State Madeleine Albright and North Korean
leader Kim .long ll took early diplomatic steps on
Monday to mend a war torn relationship after
half a century. in a dinner toast. Alhright said.
“The road to fully normal relations remains up
hill ” But she noted that her visit to North Korea
was a diplomatic start.

Shuttle landing is delayed

t‘.-\Pl{ (‘;\.\';\\‘l£l{;\l.. li‘la. (lusts of nearly
all itipli prevented space shuttle Discovery and its
astronauts from landing in Florida yesterday.
and rain clouds over the backup runway in (‘ali
fornia threatened to keep them in orbit yet an
other day, NASA aimed for a late afternoon
touchdown at Edwards Air Force itase in (‘alit‘or
nia's Mojave Desert. The space agency held out
hope that the clouds would scatter and the rain
would move out,

U.S. vows Mideast support

\l’.—\Slllf\'(}’l‘().\l The White llouse pledged
yesterday to wage a diplomatic offensive to end
the fighting between lsrael and the Palestinians.
At a political fund raiser iii New York. President
l‘linton said “the terrible \ iolence" in the Middle
liast has overshadmi'ed a historic move toward
reconciliation on the Korean peninsula. ln sepa-
rate telephone calls over the weekend. (‘linton
urged Israeli Prime Minister Khud liarak and
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to implement
security provisions they agreed to last week at a
summit meeting at Sharm elASheikh in ligypt.

Drunken driving law is signed

W.-\SHI.\JG’l‘ON President (‘linton yester-
day signed a hill to set a tough national standard
for drunken driving. withholding federal high
way funds from states who don't comply with the
Ho‘s levels by Boot. (‘linton hailed the biggest
step to toughen drunk driving laws and reduce

HOHECOHIHG:
RIM. per-
formed in their
hometown for
the first time in
eight years
Sunday, backing
efforts by the
Athens Grow
Green

Coalition to
slow urban
growth in the
area.

ROUGH RIDER:
Lauren Hutton
was being
treated for
multiple

leg fractures,
scrapes and
bruises follow-
ing a motorcy-
cle crash
during a group
ride in southern
Nevada.
Hutton, 55,
was in serious
condition after
her motorcycle
ran

off the roadway
and crashed
near Lake Mead
National
Recreation
Area

on Saturday.

alcohol-related crashes since the national mini-
mum drinking age was established a generation ago.”

Gore, Bush seek undecideds

KANSAS CITY. Mo. ~~ Two weeks and a day
before the presidential election. Republican
George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore were try-
ing to energize their bases of support even as
they competed for a shrinking number of unde-
cided voters. Gore worked to fire up union work-
ers and black voters. while Bush showcased the
support of GOP statehouse colleagues.

Lucent fires CEO McGinn

NEW YORK Lucent Technologies fired its
top executive yesterday after warning for an as-
tonishing fourth time this year that profits will
be weak despite booming demand for network
equipment to expand and upgrade the Internet.
Richard McGinn will be replaced as chairman
and chief executive temporarily by Henry
Schacht. a former Lucent chairman who will
lead the search for a new leader at the company.
whose stock is the second most widely owned in
the nation.

Actors reach strike deal

NEW YORK , Nearly six months into the
longest talent strike in Hollywood history. nego-
tiators for actors and the ad industry have an-
nounced a tentative agreement on a new con-
tract. Now it is to go to a joint board of the Screen
Actors Guild and the American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists for approval.

Dow ends up 45; Nasdag falls 14

NEW YORK Blue chip stocks moved high-
er yesterday but technology issues lagged in one
of Wall Street‘s quietest recent sessions. The Dow
Jones industrial average closed up 45.13 at
10271.72. according to preliminary calcuations.
On the NYSE. losers led gainers by a margin of
Bio-10. The Nasdaq composite index was Off
14.44 at 3468.70.

McClendon named Pirates' manager

PITTSBURGH - - Lloyd McClendon. the hit-
ting coach on former Pittsburgh manager Gene
Lamont's staff for four years. was hired yester-
day as the Pirates' manager. The Pirates are com-
ing off a 93-loss season - their eighth consecutive
losing season. the longest since the mid-1950s.

Compiled from wire reports.

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore address-
es the audience as he attends the Inaugural celebration of the

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Political rumble at
Worsham canceled

Failed efforts: Debate postponed after
several disagreements between organizations

By Ashley York
ASSISTANT NEVIS EDITOR

The match-up scheduled
tonight between campus politi-
cal organizations to discuss elec-
tion issues has been canceled be-
fore the ding of the first round
bell.

Plans for Rumble in the
Worsham. a debate between UK
College Democrats. College Rev
publicans. College Greens and
College Libertarians. came to a
screeching halt over the week-
end. It seems there were several
inconsistencies that caused the
event to be postponed.

Bryan Sunderland. chair—
man of the College Republicans
and political science senior.
claims the event planning and
organization was determined
wholly by the members of the
Green Party. He said the debate
was scheduled to proceed with-
out a definite agreement on the
particular date or format.

"To date. the College Repub-
licans have not agreed to partici-
pate in this event. which seems
to be a Green party ploy for at-
tention." Sunderland said.

While Sunderland claims

JIQNIROlLERSl.

the debates were scheduled to
proceed without an agreement
from the Republicans. Chaz Mar-
tin. co-chair of the Green Patty.
said the Republicans offered no
support in the organization or
planning of the debates.

"We wanted their partici-
pation in the planning." Mar-
tin said. “We made the fliers.
We made the press releases
while they were too interested
in having elite gatherings.
They don't want to do grunt
work on campus.“

Martin. an English junior.
claims that the Greens suggested
the debate on campus. found a
location. a moderator and a for»
mat for the debates. He said they
tried for weeks to get the atten
tion of both the College Democ-
rats and Republicans. but both
groups gave, the impression that
they didn't want to participate.

“They eventually agreed to
do it." he said. “Even at that
time (when they agreed). the Re-
publicans and Democrats offend
no support." he said.

But Jed Leano. president of
College Democrats and a com-
munications senior. disagrees.
He says that he and Sunderland

agreed on a particular format for
the debate. but the Green Party
wouldn't budge on their plans.

“We found out that the de-
bate was going to happen. They
selected Democrats on their ovm
without my authorization.“
Leano said.

Despite etl‘orts to agree on a
debate format. Leano said there
was another important issue at
hand. A (5th Congressional Dis-
trict debate is scheduled for
tonight. where the College Re-
publicans and College Democ-
rats are obligated to support
their candidates. Democrat Scot-v
ty Baesler and Republican Ernie
Fletcher.

"We (Leano and Sunder
land) had to choose. We had an—
other pressing obligation that
day. and that debate doesn't per-
tain to them." Leano said. “1 de—
cided it was best to support
Baesler."

Since a consensus failed to
emerge and the groups didn‘t
compromise. the College Republi-
cans decided not to debate be
cause of the 6th Congressional
District debate. Likewise. the Col-
lege Libertarians and College De-
mocrats. along with the College
Greens. decided it would be best
to postpone the campus debate.

“if this doesn‘t work out. we
are all to blame." Leano said. “I
want to have something we agree
on and I want all of us lll\"l)l\'(*{l."

ACLU, trucker file lawsuit
against Winn-Dixie Stores

Accusations: Employee claims
he was fired for crossdressing

ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW ORLEANS

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month to file a legal response in court.

The company has

ACLl.‘ Louisiana director .loe Cook said it
is the first case of its kind in the country.

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day claiming he was wrongly fired after sue
pervisors learned he sometimes dresses as a
woman in his off hours.

"1 never expected Winirllixie to approve
of my personal life or to punish me for it.” Pe-
ter Oiler said at a news conference. ”I just
never thought it had any bearing on my job."

()iler. whose gentler discrimination law-
suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties
Union‘s Loutsiana Chapter. is seeking unspec»
ified damages for lost wages and emotional
distress.

"His termination strikes at the very core
of why these civil rights t‘XlSi to keep big
otry and bias out of employment decisions.”
said .Jennifw Middleton. a lawyer with the
ACLVs Lesbian and (lay Rights Project.

A Winnl)ixie spokesman. Mickey Clerc.
said the company knew about the lawsuit but
does not comment on pending litigation.

married for 23 years. He was hired by Winn-
llixie as a warehouse worker in 1979 and start-
ed driving a tractor-trailer in the midlmms.
delivering groceries to stores in southeast
Louisiana and Mississippi's Gulf Coast.

In 1998. ()iler was concerned about work-
place rumors that he was gay. and asked a su-
pervisor to help quell them. the lawsuit said.

A year later. ()iler told the supervisor that
the rumors had subsided. When the supervi-
sor asked why the rumors had bothered ()iler.
he responded that he was not gay. but trans
gender.

When the supervisor asked what that
meant. ()iler replied that transgender refers to
people whose anatomy is sometimes inconsis-
tent at 1th their feelings about their gender.

()iler told the supervisor he did not want a
sex change and would not start living like a
woman. and the supervisor said he would
have to check company policy. the lawsuit
said.

 

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‘The worst hasn't happened yet': Monday
marks 26th day of fighting in Jerusalem

ASSOCMTED °RESS

.lltiRl'SAllle With the
peace process on ice, embattled
Prime Minister lihitd Harak at
tempted Monday to cobble to
gether a coalition go‘yernnient
that would include hard liners
attd further diminish prospects
for a peace treaty with tlte
Palestinians.

Street clashes persisted
Monday. and Israeli security
forces clamped down on l’ales
tinian areas. closing the airport

in the Gaza Strip and sealing otl‘

a West Bank town that has been
the source ot‘ shooting. or. (lilo. a

Jewish neighborhmtd ot‘

,LOEAL NEWS

.iemsalein

ltarak. who announced an
indtt'inite "tittieout“ bout the
disintegrating peace proet-ss Ht“
Sunday turned his locus to sal
yagtti: his shrunken coalition
llt‘ltti‘e parliament returns troni
a three inoittli recess on Uri 35%.

To keep his government
from collapse and ayotd early
elections. llarak was wooing
Ariel Sharon. the leader ol' the
i‘lLllliM'llltl opposition the man
l’alestinians blame for provoking
the current spastt‘. ot \ ioleiio-

(in the 30th straight day of

lighting. lsraeli hoops and l’ales
tiitiaii militants traded :unttre

 

along the narrow itiaitt street in
Hebron on the West Bank. (the
soldier was iniured by a rico-
cheting bullet. tlte army said.
Palestinian stonethrowers
clashed with Israeli soldiers at
two chronic trouble spots iii the
(Lt/a Strip. with to l’alestinians
wounded. hospital doctors said.

"The situation is really dete-
riorating The worst hasn‘t hap»
pened yet." said Saeli Erekat. a
senior l’alestinian negotiator

Two l’alesiinian teenagers
died Monday ttom head wounds
stillered iii earlier clashes iii the
West Bank town of Nablus. The
deaths brought the o\ei‘all toll to
l'.’.;. all but eight ot‘ them Arabs.
The llullil'l: erupted alter
Sharon made a Sept. ill \isit to
the most contested religious
shrine :ti .lerusalem. sacred to
both Jews and Muslims.

Angry Palestinians
and Israelis flooded
the streets of
Jerusalem Monday
as the peace
process between
the two countries
remained "on ice."
The death toll In
the Holy City has
climbed to 123,
eight oi them not
Arabs.

 

1n the West Bank town of
Bethlehem. protesters spray
painted a donkey to resetttble the
bluerand-white Israeli tlag. and
tied up the animal in the street
where rock throwers arid sol-
diers clashed. The protesters
also meticulously painted the
names of Barak and Egyptian
President llosni Mubarak on the
donkey.

"I want to bring Barak down
to the level of the donkey." said
the attist. Khalid Mustafa. 20.

Mubarak was included for
playing host to a weekend Arab
summit that condetnned lsrael
for the recent violence htit de-
clined to take stronger action
disapiminting many Palestinians.

With no letin in the con-
trontations‘, Israel tightened rea
strictions on several Palestinian
:tl't‘llS.

Lexmark stock plummets,
a job out of 900 to follow

‘Absolutely not a layoff': Computer printer
company to encourage early retirement

ASSOCIATE; WEBB

Computer printer maker
Lexmark international inc, an
nounced .\lond:t\ its intention to
cut as many is tho tolls. or about
8.2 percent oi as work toree. ‘ts
part of a company w ide restruc
turing program,

lts stock. \\lllt'l‘. dropped to a
32-week low ot‘szoii last wen-k.
surged l3.) percent. or st 30 a.
share. to fill by midday \londay
on the New York Stock lit.
change But that is still well be-
low its high last March ot"
81.16.88

The lot! this announced
Monday will be totally yoluzi

.IECHNQLOGY

tar\ . said lxathy Alleltll. the com
pain 's \ ice president for human
rest hurt es,

"What we .‘iitrioutired tod'n
ls ilislilizlvl‘y not ,i lootl,” .\l
lelilt said "What we .‘tnntiunt‘ed
is i'tttitittt:tt‘_\ program to try to
get our people w ho are retire
inen' el.:rilile and who are with
in tax ~'.-"irs o‘ retiretttent i‘llL'l
bilttt totake in early retirement
package Thais 'otall‘. on a vol
llllli’il'} basis so that we can min
itni/e the intoluntary actions
that we may haye to take next
year

“What's your: to l)" the most
ditlit tilt toroureinplo'o-es w ill l..-

Combating porno

Filtering too much: Software proposed by
Congress doesn't do the job, officials say

ASSOCIATED PQESS

WASHINUTUN The in
ternetfiltering software pushed
by Congress to protect children
from smut online is blocking far
more than tyirnography it acct
dentally screens otit innoeent
content like a Virginia lawyer‘s
home page and a Texas home in
spector's Wel) site

The software's uneven per
formance ptits a snag ill the po
litically attractive solution that
Congress is trying to include in
an education spending bill be
fore it adjourns

The measure‘s supporters
admit the tools aren't perfect

 

and want communities also to
study other ways to combat
child pornography oii the World
Wide Web.

“We need to make slli‘e
we're looking at the whole is
sue and everything that's out
there l’ilters won't be a cure
all." said Melissa Sabatine. a
spokeswoman for Sen Rick
Santorunt. R l’a , eo spitllsol‘ ot'
the legislation.

The White House and civil
liberties groups worried about
freespeech implications of it]
tet'ing oppose the measure lron
ically. so does the maker of the
most popular internet filter The

this period ot iincettainty while
we determine how many people
will apply tor and be approytd to
take the package. l daresay that
most other companies wouldn‘t
go through this voluntary phase,
'l'he\‘d just start laying people
otl'. We'd rather not do that. even
though it‘s costing us a lot ot’
money. because we <"ii‘e about
our employees "

Lexmark makes laser. inkiet
and dot matrix printers as well
as printer sol‘twat‘e and supplies.
linipltwmeiit is appro\iitiately
H.000 worldwide with 3,000 em-
ployees in Lexington. it is one of
the most widely held stocks in
retinal Kentucky as well as one
of the state's biggest cottipanies
and l.e\iiit.'ton's largest priyate
einploxer

,\lleldt said most of the top

cuts. which would begin itt .lan-
uary at the earliest. will conte
from the Lesitigtott plant.

"We won't know the exact
number of people impacted iti
Lexington until sometime in
2001." she said. “This is really
the final stage of a manufactur-
ing strategy that we started imr
plementing some years ago.
We‘ve already cut our tnanut‘acr
turing resources here by 00 pet"
cent since the end of 1995."

According to a company
statement. the restructuring plan
will result in fourth quaiter pre-
tax charges offiil’i to $10 million.

The charges relate t